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Dinner Break Until 8:30 pm
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
The players take a one-hour dinner break until 8:30 pm local time (that's 2:30 pm ET, 11:30 am PT). The tournament clock shows 65 players remaining, with an average stack around 58,500.
Sorted In: Casino Barcelona, WPT Spanish Championship, Season VII10:31 AM, 05/25/08
Carlos Mortensen Drops to 18,000
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
After a flop of 9
8
4
with about 20,000 already in the pot, the big blind moves all in for 8,500, and Carlos Mortensen goes into the tank from early position. Mortensen only has 26,500, so this is a good part of his stack. Eventually, somebody calls time, and after another 20 seconds or so, Mortensen says, "One card. I need one card." Mortensen calls.
The big blind shows Q10
for queen high with a gutshot straight draw, and Mortensen is doing better than he thought with 65. Mortensen needs a seven for a straight, a six or a five for a pair, or running clubs for a flush.
The turn pairs the board with the 9, and the river is the 10. The big blind wins the pot with a pair of tens, and Carlos Mortensen drops down to about 18,000 in chips.
10:21 AM, 05/25/08
Patrik Antonius vs. George Dunst
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
With the board showing AJ48 on the turn and approximately 30,000 already in the pot, George Dunst bets 28,000 from the big blind. Patrik Antonius is on the button, and he goes into the tank for nearly five minutes before another player calls time. Antonius rechecks his cards twice before flashing the A and folding.
George Dunst mucks his cards without showing, and collects the pot to build his stack to about 117,500. Patrik Antonius drops down to a still healthy 132,000.
10:13 AM, 05/25/08
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
We don't have all the details, but Yevgeniy Timoshenko was on the wrong side of an all-in situation with AQ on the button against the big blind's KK. The final board showed J22103, and the kings held up to win the pot.
Both stacks were counted down, and the big blind had 33,300. Timoshenko had slightly less, and was eliminated from the tournament.
10:09 AM, 05/25/08
Patrik Antonius Eliminates Another Player, Runs Stack Up to 150k
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
On the turn, with the board reading J1036, Patrik Antonius bets 12,000. His opponent goes into the tank for several minutes as he counts out his remaining chips before moving all in for nearly 40,000. Antonius insta-calls and shows QJ for top pair. His opponent has AQ and plenty of outs with a nut flush draw, gutshot straight draw, and an ace to make a better pair (pairing the queen would give Antonius two pair). Antonius fades the river which brings the 10 to eliminate his opponent and run his stack up to nearly 150,000.
09:59 AM, 05/25/08
Pascal Perrault Busts a Player
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
Pascal Perrault has taken a hit to his stack this level, but he just busted a short-stacked player to move up to about 26,500, about half the average stack.
Sorted In: Casino Barcelona, WPT Spanish Championship, Season VII09:53 AM, 05/25/08
Martin De Knijff Eliminated
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
Martin De Knijff gets the rest of his chips (~15,000) in the pot before the flop with K10 against Seat 5's KJ. The board comes 85545, no help for De Knijff who is eliminated in the begining of Level 11.
09:42 AM, 05/25/08
Former WPT World Champions Face Off Again
Level 11: 600-1,200, 100 ante
For the second straight WPT tournament, former WPT World Champions Martin De Knijff and Carlos Mortensen are seated at the same table. De Knijff won the WPT World Championship back in Season II (2004), and Mortensen won it in Season V (2007). They were also seated together late in the WPT World Championship last month at Bellagio, as Mortensen made a deep run in defense of his title. Both players are currently below average in chips: Carlos Mortensen - 36,000 Martin De Knijff - 14,300
Sorted In: Casino Barcelona, WPT Spanish Championship, Season VII09:35 AM, 05/25/08
Level 11 Begins
Level 10: 500-1,000, 100 ante
The field advances to Level 11, with increased blinds of 600-1,200 and a 100 ante. Play continues without a break, but there will be a one-hour dinner break after this level. The tournament clock shows 77 players remaining, with an average chip count around 49,300.
Sorted In: Casino Barcelona, WPT Spanish Championship, Season VII09:29 AM, 05/25/08
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Loses a Big Pot With Pocket Queens
Level 10: 500-1,000, 100 ante
With the board showing 8542 on the turn and about 26,000 already in the pot, the under-the-gun player is all in for 44,600 more against Yevgeniy Timoshenko.
Timoshenko shows QQ for an over pair, but his opponent flips over A3 for a five-high straight with the nut flush draw. Timoshenko is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the A.)
Timoshenko takes a big hit, dropping all the way down to 18,500.
09:27 AM, 05/25/08
